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What happened to Allenways
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pjmburns
master brummie
According to the write up for a book about them - found on Amazon!
George Edward Allen started Motor Coach operations in the late 1920s from Darwin Street in the Balsall Heath district of Birmingham. His first coaches were Buckingham bodied Leyland Lionesses and the company specialised in private hire, excursions and holiday coach travel. Mr. Allen sold the business to the Weatherhogg family in 1948. The Weatherhoggs modernised and expanded the fleet taking over Superb Coaches (Birmingham) Limited with the associated fleets of Radley Motors and Mason's of Darlaston. The Weatherhogg family decided in 1986 to withdraw from coach operating and the Allenways name passed to David Watkiss who also owned Claribel Coaches Ltd. Allenways continued as a separate business until the Watkiss family closed it in 1992. In the 64 years of operations, the Allenways name was highly respected in the world of coaching and in the heyday years of its existence the company was one of the largest coach operations in the city of Birmingham. A fine collection of photographs and other memorabilia has been collected by Andrew Roberts to illustrate the history of the company and of those taken over.
George Edward Allen started Motor Coach operations in the late 1920s from Darwin Street in the Balsall Heath district of Birmingham. His first coaches were Buckingham bodied Leyland Lionesses and the company specialised in private hire, excursions and holiday coach travel. Mr. Allen sold the business to the Weatherhogg family in 1948. The Weatherhoggs modernised and expanded the fleet taking over Superb Coaches (Birmingham) Limited with the associated fleets of Radley Motors and Mason's of Darlaston. The Weatherhogg family decided in 1986 to withdraw from coach operating and the Allenways name passed to David Watkiss who also owned Claribel Coaches Ltd. Allenways continued as a separate business until the Watkiss family closed it in 1992. In the 64 years of operations, the Allenways name was highly respected in the world of coaching and in the heyday years of its existence the company was one of the largest coach operations in the city of Birmingham. A fine collection of photographs and other memorabilia has been collected by Andrew Roberts to illustrate the history of the company and of those taken over.
Allenways were bought by superb coaches in the early 70's,Fortnam Close tile cross, Then t was all changed to Birmingham International coaches
Who bought the old Claribel coaches of Aston and used the Claribel name on the bus side of the biasness,
Pedrocut
Master Barmmie
Allenways of Birmingham was a good Leyland customer. Here is its latest coach for the 1934 seaso, a 32-seat rear-entrance Leyland Tiger TS6 with a luxury body by H.V. Burlingham of Blackpool. The three-letter registration number
AOF 191 would add to the cachet of modernity at that time, as these had only recently been introduced.
A history of the Leyland bus by Phillips, A. R., author Publication date 2015
AOF 191 would add to the cachet of modernity at that time, as these had only recently been introduced.
A history of the Leyland bus by Phillips, A. R., author Publication date 2015
